MSI Heavy Equipment Operator

The MSI Equipment Operator loads and drives 6x6 spreader trucks from the loading facility to approved farm fields and land-applies biosolids or lime-alum residuals at a specific rate.Responsibilities:

• Operation of heavy equipment to include rubber-tire, articulating front-end loader to load biosolids and lime byproducts into a truck-mounted 20 cubic yard side-discharge manure spreader. 
• Operate all-wheel drive, tandem-axle spreader trucks to land-apply biosolids and lime byproducts to farmland at specific agronomic rates. 
• Perform general maintenance, repairs, and upkeep on all equipment utilized.
• Load, secure, and haul heavy equipment to work sites within the state of Georgia.
• Transport heavy equipment through the Atlanta-metro area on the interstate system.
• Operate power tools, chainsaws, etc.
• Maintain daily log sheets for written documentation of work performed and material used.
• Work out of town, nonconsecutively, for 8-12 weeks per year while being home on weekends.

• Valid Georgia Driver's License with a Class “A” CDL, without “Z” Restriction.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ Class “A” CDL experience with a clean driving record.
• Provable proficiency in operating commercial vehicles with a 10-speed manual transmission.
• Ability to load, secure, and transport heavy equipment.
• Working knowledge of equipment and methods used in farm-related operations.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

• Ability to lift 80 pounds and carry 50 pounds.
• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, sitting.
• Occasionally crawling, crouching, climbing, and balancing.
• Physical strength and endurance to perform manual labor for extended periods, possibly under adverse weather and working conditions.
• Ability to grasp and hold.

Environmental Working Conditions:

• The position requires some exposure to working outside, insect bites/stings, poisonous plants, and possibly reptiles.
• Frequent exposure to dry conditions, high and low humidity, wetness, and inclement weather.
• Exposure to dust, outside work, sunburn, and moving objects (such as heavy equipment or road traffic)
• Occasional exposure to working over water or working at heights
• Exposure to chemicals includes, but is not limited to: Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, Motor Oil, Hydraulic Oil, Natural Gas, Exhaust fumes, Insecticides, Chlorine, Asphalt/Tar